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Axe Stretches Imagination Until It Snaps Back
By 5.4.06
if you’ve ever wanted your underwear so stretchy it looks like you might have a giant penis, this axe ad, and presumably, these knickers, are for you.
New Mac Ads Preach to the Converted
By 5.4.06
For something that’s supposed to be so hip, macs are definitely taking a very classic turn in these latest “pc vs mac” spots.
Super Timor Insect Repellant Turns Malaria Into Dance Party
By 5.2.06
Every time you wonder why the civilized nations of the world don’t just send a neutron bomb hurtling into Paris, vaporizing the flesh of all its smarmy and lugubrious inhabitants but leaving the art and architecture intact, we recommend watching this commercial, which single-handedly justifies…
Rich Little Big Crazy For Little Debbies
By 5.2.06
What a delicious Little Debbie commercial starring Rich Little who was famous in his day for his celebrity impersonations.
Wes Anderson’s American Express Ad
By 4.29.06
The ad by Wes Anderson starring Jason Schwartzman is pretty fantastic, and almost too post-modern for its own good.
The $60,000 iPod Tekserve Ad
By 4.26.06
Normally, unless we were feeling really lazy, we wouldn’t post two ads right after one another but we just got this hot ad sent to us and we wanted to scoop it to you quick-styles.
Stunning MTV HD Ad Something to Crow About
By 4.26.06
Stunning work from the wunderlab that is the Psyop motion graphics studio.
All-State Ad Irks
By 4.19.06
This is from a full-page ad in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal, pointed to us by the inimitable Copyranter. The headline above it reads, “If San Francisco had the same size quake as in 1906, it could cost $400 billion to rebuild.“
Ronald McDonald Vs. Evil Grimace
By 4.19.06
We’ve mentioned McDonald’s Grimace before, describing him as “gigantic, anthropomorphic taste bud, loathsomely pulsating through McDonaldland with an unslakeable thirst for frosty, gelatinous ooze.” We also mentioned that he used to be evil and initially had small arms.
H&R Cock Blocked
By 4.10.06
Last week Intuit, makers of Turbo Tax, sued H&R Block for mimicking its advertising campaign. Block’s ad “copies the physical appearance, dress and mannerisms of the characters in the TurboTax ad, as well as the set, staging and pace of the advertisement,” said Intuit in a statement.
German Burger King: Nation of Aryans, Idiots
By 4.10.06
There’s two requirements for making an ad in Germany. One: near-graphic sex. Two: the sex is thwarted by the promise of an inane consumer item.
Pepsi’s Nostalgic Moonwalk
By 4.7.06
Ah memories. Michael Jackson was still black and Pepsi’s “New Generation” premise was accepted without ironic interpretation. No one could see the darkness falling as the prince of pop converted prepubescent youth to his soulful freak-beat. The dancing kid is apparently “Carlton” from Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
Honda Rips Off VW Ad; Why?
By 4.6.06
At right is the iconic character created for the VW “Make Friends With Your Fast” campaign.
Frozen Food Ad Found Funny
By 4.5.06
A humorous commercials for frozen foods, or as they say, !@#$% foods…
Consumer-Made Ad Mocks Chevy
By 3.31.06
With all the bloat and spasmodic jibbering about consumer-generated ads, it’s nice to see one backfire. Chevy teamed up with The Apprentice to hold an online contest where you remix video and sound clips to make your own Chevy Tahoe ad. Winners receive their choice various expense paid trips.
Twinkles Cereal Ad
By 3.30.06
Why don’t they make cereal anymore like Twinkles? As this commercial shows, the box came with a storybook on the back, with such stories as “Sleepy the Baby Kangaroo” and “The Lion Who Loved Himself.” Oh wait, kids can’t read anymore. Rats.
